Homework:
All sections should finish unit 8 vocab book work and prepare for a quiz on Thursday.
Sections 3, 6, and HB should have completed the worksheet listed below and have a drawing of their device. I found that the students were not working as well as I hoped in their groups. Since the device could be part of their science-fiction piece, I felt it was important that ALL students design and think about the future communication device. A few too many students were just letting the other members do all the work.
Assignment
Design the all-in-one device your
children will be using 25 or more years from now. What will they be carrying in their pockets
(or transporting some other way)?
First, think of a problem with
today’s iPhone like devices. What
limitations do they have? If you could
design one better with no limitations, what would it be like?
- Draw the device so we can see what it will look like. (on the back)
- Explain what it does and how it works. If you can, explain the technology behind it. Can you explain where you got the idea from? Is there a technology being developed now that has the possibility to do this?
- What problem does your device solve? Think about the iPhone and what it does. Why was the device created? People obviously think they need it. Why?
- How will the device help humanity in general? How everyone benefit from this invention?
- The opposite idea- What are some unforeseen harms of this device? Maybe the invention will not benefit humans. Instead, it will bring out something bad in us.
